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D-backs open another series with Giants
San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy doesn't want to think about where his team would be without Melky Cabrera.
The Arizona Diamondbacks would probably like to find out.
Arguably the hottest hitter in baseball, Cabrera will look to continue his roll Monday when the Giants open a seven-game homestand against the Diamondbacks.
San Francisco (25-23) has shown recent signs...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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Braves must learn to win without Chipper
ATLANTA The Braves need to figure out how to win without Chipper Jones, because he wont be around for a couple of weeks. And thats nothing compared to next year, when he wont be here at all.They seem as bewildered and confused as lost children when Jones isnt tending the flock, and now that hes on the 15-day disabled list with his bruised calf of many colors, the Braves have to...
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6 hours ago
Rays' rally a perfect ending to series in Boston
Talk about a reversal of Fenway fortune.
The Tampa Bay Rays couldn't have scripted a better finale to their three-act drama in Boston. It wasn't just that they left town with a morale-boosting 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon, in advance of a three-game home series against the Chicago White Sox, starting Monday at 3:10 p.m.
It was the utterly perfect symmetry of the conclusion...
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Marcum takes mound vs. Kemp-less Dodgers
The Milwaukee Brewers have two things in their favor in the opener of their four-game series at Chavez Ravine, one of which is the absence of Matt Kemp from the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for perhaps the last time.
The other is sending Shaun Marcum to a mound that's far away from Miller Park.
Marcum looks to continue his solid work on the road Monday at Dodger Stadium...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin
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7 hours ago
Twins, A's each seek to end lengthy skids
The Oakland Athletics are once again struggling to score runs while the Minnesota Twins are once again having difficulty keeping opponents off the scoreboard. It comes as perhaps no surprise then that both teams are in the midst of lengthy losing streaks.
The Athletics have dropped a season-high five in a row heading into Monday's opener of a three-game series against the Twins...
Via Fox Sports North
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Now healthy, D-backs look ready to surge
PHOENIX Slowly but surely, the Diamondbacks are getting the band back together.
Daniel Hudson returned to the mound for the first time in almost six weeks Sunday, Chris Young tracked down balls in center field behind him, and much was well in the D-backs' world after a comeback 4-3 victory over Milwaukee on Sunday.
The D-backs won a home series for the first time in seven...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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7 hours ago
Defense is a weakness for Tigers
I loved the Tigers, you loved the Tigers, we all loved the Tigers.
But the team has one major flaw, and rival scouts and executives were talking about it as far back as spring training.
Defense.
True, the Tigers have performed below expectations offensively, ranking only seventh in the American League in runs per game.
That figures to change, and rival executives say that the...
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9 hours ago
Starting pitching always reliable for Angels
SEATTLE If the Angels have proved one indisputable fact on their road trip, it's this: Even if a newly revived Albert Pujols eventually turns them into an offensive machine, it's their starting pitching that will carry them.
Obvious but true.
Good teams rely on pitching. Great teams usually have reliable starters who help their teams survive extended hitting slumps.
Nothing...
Via Fox Sports West
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10 hours ago
Walters passes first test of repeat opponent
MINNEAPOLIS Through their first several starts, Twins starting pitchers P.J. Walters and Scott Diamond seemed to have success nearly every time out after their promotions from Triple-A Rochester. But their somewhat surprising starts raised the question of what would happen once they faced a team for the second time.
Walters did that Sunday, facing a Detroit Tigers lineup that tagged...
Via Fox Sports North
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Wainwright's stock rising, Halladay's descends
ST. LOUIS Adam Wainwright continued his post-Tommy John resurgence Sunday afternoon on a steamy day at Busch Stadium. Roy Halladay may have finally provided some answers for his rough start.
In a battle of two former 20-game winners, Wainwright allowed just one run in six innings and picked up his second straight win while Halladay allowed a grand slam to Yadier Molina and departed...
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11 hours ago
MONEY BALL
Passed out fan makes money at game
What a great country we live in when a drunk guy at a baseball game can make money while passed out!
Baseball isn’t terribly exciting even at the major league level, so fans attending a minor league baseball game will do just about anything to keep themselves entertained. Lucky for these Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankee fans, this young fella could handle his alcohol and passed...
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THE DOC IS OUT
Halladay leaves with shoulder injury
Roy Halladay was pulled on Sunday after just two innings of work with shoulder soreness. With the way he's pitched this season, many have wondered if Halladay is fighting through some sort of injury.
Via Rant Sports
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RAW POWER
Reds infielder lets go of bat, hits home run
A common baseball adage is throw [the barrel of] your bat at the ball. Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier took that to heart on Sunday while facing the soft-tossing, 49-year-old lefty Jamie Moyer.
With the bases empty and one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, Frazier waited back on a 72 mph changeup and then turned on it for his fifth home run of the season and the...
Via The Outside Corner
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PERFECT ROLL
Hosmer legs out a rare infield double
Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer hit a rare infield double in the seventh inning of Saturday's game at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles. Hosmer chopped a slow grounder down the third base line that looked like it might roll foul. Orioles catcher Matt Weiters, pitcher Darren O'Day and third baseman Wilson Betemit all chose to watch the ball roll down...
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Twins Notes: DeVries, Mauer, etc
- After thankfully designating Jason Marquis for assignment, the Twins decided to promote formerly undrafted Cole DeVries from AAA. DeVries attended the University of Minnesota and Eden Prairie High School before that, so he's a local kid. As Aaron Gleeman noted, DeVries is unlikely to have any kind of sustained success in the big leagues, but [...]
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What do the Twins do with Denard Span
When the Minnesota Twins used the 20th overall pick of the 2002 MLB draft on Denard Span, a lot of the draft analysts were surprised and felt the Twins had reached for him. For years, that analysis seemed to be spot on as Span continued to struggle offensively in the minors.
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Joe Mauer should move to third
For years, fans and media alike have argued whether the Twins would benefit more by moving "injury-prone" Joe Mauer to a less taxing position than catcher. For years, I've been arguing that Mauer is most valuable as a catcher, by a wide-margin, and for...
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